Type(s) of Advocacy: General Advocacy, Crisis Services, Employment and Unemployment, Family, Food and Foodbanks, Health, Housing and Tenants, Immigrants and Refugees, Legal Assistance, Mental Health, Seniors and Elders, Violence, Welfare, Women
Telephone: 211
Website: http://www.211ontario.ca/
Advocacy Description: 211Toronto.ca is the public, online version of the database used by information and referral specialists for the 211 telephone service.
Help Line and Website for easy access to community, social,...
Tags: help line
Location: Toronto ,
ON ,
Type(s) of Advocacy: General Advocacy, Children and Youth, Crisis Services, Disability, Employment and Unemployment, Family, Food and Foodbanks, Health, Housing and Tenants, Immigrants and Refugees, Mental Health, Multicultural, Violence, Welfare, Women
Telephone: 211
Other Telephone: 1-888-340-1001 (TTY)
Website: http://www.211toronto.ca
Advocacy Description: 211 Toronto is a Help Line and website which provides comprehensive, accurate and up-to-date information on services provided by nonprofit, community-based organizations or the public sector. In...
Tags: help line
Location: Prince George ,
BC ,
1131-6th Avenue
Type(s) of Advocacy: Disability, Family, Health, Mental Health
Telephone: (250)564-3396
Hours:
Open
# Tuesday...11-8pm
# Wednesday...11-8pm
# Thursday...11-8pm
# Friday...11-8pm
# Saturday...12-7pm
# Closed
# Sunday, Monday
# and all holidays
Advocacy Description: To promote recovery among mental health service users through skill development and empowerment.
Goals
1. To provide a place where mental health service users their families and service providers...
Tags: mental health consumers, schizophrenia
Location: Toronto ,
ON ,
2 Carlton Street Ste 701
Type(s) of Advocacy: Debt, Health, Housing and Tenants, Legal Assistance, Mental Health, Seniors and Elders, Violence
Telephone: 416-598-2656
Website: http://www.acelaw.ca
Hours:
M, T, W, F 9 am to 5 pm; Thursdays 1 to 5 pm
Advocacy Description: Free legal services for low income seniors in the Greater Toronto area. Scope of practice focused on legal issues particularly impacting on seniors including but not limited to health law, consent...
Tags: consumer law, elder abuse, health law, home care, long term care, mental capacity law, retirement home tenancies, tenancy law
Location: Kamloops ,
BC ,
Type(s) of Advocacy: Health
Telephone: (250) 376-7558
Website: http://www.aidskamloops.bc.ca
Advocacy Description: General advocacy services for HIV positive clients. Will take on Hepatitis C clients as time permits.
Location: Vancouver ,
BC ,
1107 Seymour St.
Type(s) of Advocacy: Health
Telephone: (604) 893-2270
Website: http://www.aidsvancouver.org
Advocacy Description: Case managers available for assisting HIV positive clients.
Location: Campbell River ,
BC ,
Type(s) of Advocacy: Health
Telephone: (250) 830-0787
Website: http://www.avi.org
Advocacy Description: Advocating and supporting those infected of affect by HIV and or Hepatitis C, offers harm reduction, education and resources.
Location: Courtenay ,
BC ,
Type(s) of Advocacy: Health
Telephone: (250) 338-7400
Website: http://www.avi.org
Advocacy Description: Provide general advocacy services for persons who suffer from any one or all of the following conditions: HIV and Hepatitis C.
Location: Nanaimo ,
BC ,
Type(s) of Advocacy: Health
Telephone: (250) 753-2437
Website: http://www.avi.org
Advocacy Description: Provide general advocacy services for persons who suffer from any one or all of the following conditions: HIV and, Hepatitis C.
Location: Port Hardy ,
BC ,
Type(s) of Advocacy: Health, Mental Health
Telephone: (250) 902–0432
Website: http://www.avi.org
Advocacy Description: Provides general advocacy services for persons who suffer from HIV, Hepatitis C and/or mental illness, administers a needle exchange service, condom distribution, and HIV, Hepatitis C and sexual...
Location: Victoria) ,
BC ,
Type(s) of Advocacy: Health
Telephone: (250) 384-2366
Website: http://www.avi.org
Advocacy Description: Provide general advocacy services for persons who suffer from HIV, or HIV in conjunction with Hepatitis C, and any concurrent conditions.
Location: Chilliwack ,
BC ,
9046 Young Rd.
Type(s) of Advocacy: General Advocacy, Addictions, Disability, Employment and Unemployment, Family, Health, Housing and Tenants, Legal Aid, Legal Assistance, Multicultural, Prisoners, Seniors and Elders, Violence, Welfare, Women
Telephone: (604) 792-2760
Website: http://www.anndavis.org
Hours:
Mon to Fri
9am - 5pm
(later appointments available on request)
Advocacy Description: Support with the disability process including the initial application, reconsideration, and tribunal. Options, information, and support in general terms and specified areas such as HIV/AIDS & Hep...
Location: Stephenville ,
NL ,
54 St. Clare Avenue
P.O. Box 501 Stn. Main
P.O. Box 501 Stn. Main
Type(s) of Advocacy: General Advocacy, Aboriginal and First Nations, Activists, Addictions, Children and Youth, Crisis Services, Disability, Employment and Unemployment, Family, Food and Foodbanks, Health, Housing and Tenants, Immigrants and Refugees, Legal Aid, Mental Health, Multicultural, Seniors and Elders, Violence, Welfare, Women, Workers
Telephone: 709-643-4444
Hours:
8:30 - 4:00 Mon-Fri
Advocacy Description: Working for Peace, Equality and Justice for women and their families.
Tags: women's equality, women's rights
Location: Edmonton ,
AB ,
10527 - 96 St.
Type(s) of Advocacy: Crisis Services, Employment and Unemployment, Family, Health, Legal Aid, Mental Health
Telephone: (780) 423-2285
Website: http://www.bissellcentre.org
Advocacy Description: Emergency Community Support Services: Adult Supports, Mental Health Program, Robert Tegler Friendship Room (Drop In); subsidiary supports: STI and Public Health Nurses, AADAC, PDD, AISH, Aboriginal...
Location: multiple cities ,
ON ,
Type(s) of Advocacy: General Advocacy, Aboriginal and First Nations, Children and Youth, Crisis Services, Disability, Employment and Unemployment, Family, Health, Immigrants and Refugees, Mental Health, Multicultural, Welfare, Women, Workers
Advocacy Description: CASSA is a social justice umbrella organization working with Ontario’s diverse South Asian communities. They have an extensive service directory with listings of organizations from across Ontario.
Tags: African, childcare, children's aid, clinics, community centres, credit counselling, employment services, intercultural, multicultural, neighbourhood house, south asian, women's centre, women's shelter
Location: Montréal ,
QC ,
3680 Jeanne-Mance, #470
Type(s) of Advocacy: General Advocacy, Aboriginal and First Nations, Activists, Addictions, Children and Youth, Crisis Services, Debt, Disability, Employment and Unemployment, Family, Food and Foodbanks, Health, Housing and Tenants, Immigrants and Refugees, Legal Aid, Legal Assistance, LGBTQ, Mental Health, Multicultural, Prisoners, Seniors and Elders, Violence, Welfare, Women, Workers
Telephone: 514-849-5599
Website: http://www.coco-net.org/index.html
Advocacy Description: We are the Centre for Community Organizations (Centre des organismes communautaires), a provincial, nonprofit group based in Montreal aimed at building organizational and community capacity primarily...
Tags: Community Organizations
Location: St. Catherines ,
ON ,
12 North Street
PO Box 575
PO Box 575
Type(s) of Advocacy: General Advocacy, Children and Youth, Crisis Services, Food and Foodbanks, Health
Telephone: St. Catherines: 905-685-1349
Other Telephone: Thorold: 905-227-9240
Website: http://www.communitycarestca.ca/
Advocacy Description: Community Care, St. Catharines & Thorold is a non-profit organization that provides comprehensive emergency services to those in need.
Services include but are not limited to food security,...
Tags: dental emergencies, emergency services, food bank, food programs, health, homelessness prevention, homelessness support, money management, skills development
Location: Thorold ,
ON ,
19 Albert Street West
Type(s) of Advocacy: General Advocacy, Children and Youth, Crisis Services, Food and Foodbanks, Health
Telephone: St. Catherines: 905-685-1349
Other Telephone: Thorold: 905-227-9240
Website: http://www.communitycarestca.ca/
Advocacy Description: Community Care, St. Catharines & Thorold is a non-profit organization that provides comprehensive emergency services to those in need.
Services include but are not limited to food security,...
Tags: dental emergencies, emergency services, food bank, food programs, health, homelessness prevention, homelessness support, money management, skills development
Location: St. John's ,
NL ,
Type(s) of Advocacy: Health, Mental Health
Telephone: 709-636-4709
Website: http://www.channal.ca/
Advocacy Description: Consumers' Health Awareness Network Newfoundland And Labrador (CHANNAL) is a provincial organization that exists to build and strengthen a self-help network among individuals who live with mental...
Tags: advocacy, mental health, mental health consumers, peer support, skill building, social support, survivors
Location: Greenville ,
BC ,
108 Cooper Avenue
PO Box 91
PO Box 91
Type(s) of Advocacy: General Advocacy, Aboriginal and First Nations, Activists, Children and Youth, Debt, Disability, Employment and Unemployment, Health, Housing and Tenants, Legal Assistance, Seniors and Elders, Welfare, Women, Workers
Telephone: 250-621-3450
Hours:
8 am to 5:00 pm
Advocacy Description:
Labor dispute
Unjust dismissal
represent clients who have been unjustly dismissed
Housing issues-eviction - mediators
Income tax forms - free of charge
Medical malpractice
Human rights advocates for...
Tags: aboriginal justice, aboriginal rights, disability forms, eviction, human rights, income tax forms, labour dispute, medical malpractice, Nisga'a, old age benefits, unjust dismissal
